The members of UConn's unbeaten 1995 national championship team will be honored at halftime of tonight's 6 p.m. Big East quarterfinal game. All of the players and coaches are expected to be there for the ceremony, which marks the 10th anniversary of UConn's first NCAA title. Where they are now Kim Better, '96: Works for Oracle in Washington. Carla Berube, '97: Head coach at Tufts. Jamelle Elliott, '96: In her eighth season as an assistant coach at UConn. Jill Gelfenbien, '95: High school math teacher in Charlottesville, Va. Will be married this summer.

WALLNER,Frederick W., Sr. Frederick W. Wallner, Sr., 71, of Wethersfield, passed on to the Lord, Thursday, (November 4, 1999). Born April 12, 1928 in Greenfield, MA he was the son of the late Carl and Elizabeth (Steinbacher) Wallner. He played High School football, baseball and basketball and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. A graduate of Notre Dame, Class of 1951, he played guard and linebacker positions on the Fighting Irish's nationally acclaimed team. He played under Coach Frank Leahy from 1948, 1949 and 1950 and was named All American.

Jim Calhoun was exhausted after coaching the Huskies through their victory over Pitt on Saturday, so when the team returned to practice on Sunday morning, he let the assistants begin the work of preparing for the Big East Tournament. “He stayed home and rested,” assistant coach Glen Miller said. “He did stop by, just to pick up some stats.” Calhoun, who had surgery Feb. 27, returned to practice just four days later, saying his doctors did not agree with his decision to do that.

If the school decides to keep it in the family the way coach Jim Calhoun would hope when he leaves UConn, the following would have to be among the favorites to replace the Hall of Famer: Tom Moore Moore, 41, is beginning his 13th season at UConn and was named associate head coach before last season. Moore has already received an endorsement from the parents and an AAU coach of Jamal Coombs and Alex Oriakhi, two sophomores who have committed, to replace Calhoun if he leaves before they arrive.

Former New York Jets and Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini is in discussions with the 49ers about becoming a consultant. CBS first reported that Mangini, who was 33-57 as a head coach in stints with the Jets (2006-08) and Browns (2009-2010), was a candidate to join the NFC champions. His role will largely be focused on assisting the offense in strategy sessions and game-planning for certain defenses. Mangini grew up in Hartford, returning each year for his football camp, and went to Wesleyan.

UConn Football What's good? UConn offensive coordinator Rob Ambrose was not at practice [Monday] because he was interviewing for the head coach's job at Towson, his alma mater. UConn coach Randy Edsall said he didn't want to say too much more than that about it right now.